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Sony’s Shuhei Yoshida has confirmed that PS4 RPG Deep Down will be a free-to-play title. The game, which was earlier this year confirmed as being a PS4 exclusive, is expected to go into open beta close” to PS4’s Japanese launch date of February 22nd. Sony has previously said that F2P …
Read More »Now Grand Theft Auto V is having reported problems on older Xbox 360s
Owners of older Xbox 360 consoles manufactured between 2006-2008 are complaining of freezing problems with Grand Theft Auto V. Kotaku reports that the game is reportedly locking up soon after the first mission for many users, and that attempts to reinstall the game or shift the installation are not alleviating …
Read More »Doctor Who smartphone game appears to be locked on to our space-time coordinates
The latest official Doctor Who Consumer Panel contains a few questions about a proposed Puzzle & Dragons style smartphone game. "For the first time ever fans of Doctor Who will be able to interact with fifty years of beloved adventures, allies and enemies,” the proposal reads. Travel backwards through the …
Read More »Blackberry axing 4,500 jobs
A catastrophic loss of nearly $1bn has forced Blackberry – formerly RIM – to announce the axing of 4,500 jobs. The poor performance of its Z10 smartphone is one of the biggest factors in the numbers, which have seen it predict quarterly losses of $995m. Around 40 per cent of …
Read More »GAME announces Beyond: Two Souls lock-ins
Sony’s PS3 exclusive Beyond: Two Souls is to get its own round of lock-ins at UK retailer GAME. The events actually kicked off yesterday (sorry Southampton, Plymouth and Norwich) but continue tonight with a further 34 planned between now and October 9th. Refreshments will be provided and those placing an …
Read More »Kojima issues Metal Gear Sold 5 graphics warning
Famed developer Hideo Kojima has warned Metal Gear Solid V fans to keep their graphical expectations in check for the upcoming game. Chiefly, the MGS creator told Eurogamer that the Fox Engine on which the game was built was designed for current-gen machines, meaning the Xbox One and PS4 versions …
Read More »Xbox One makes Toys R Us Fabulous 15 list but PS4 misses out
The US arm of Toys R Us has this year introduced a ‘Fabulous 15′ festive shopping list, but only one next-gen console made the cut. Kotaku reports that while a total of 36 products are included in the Toys R Us Hot Holiday Toys list, only 15 are selected for …
Read More »State of Decay arriving on Steam Early Access today
Xbox Live zombie hit State of Decay is scheduled to arrive on PC for the first time today. The game, which set Xbox Live alight back in June, is due to arrive on Valve’s Steam portal today (Friday September 20th) priced at $20. It will be an Early Access version, …
Read More »FPS creators consulted on DualShock 4 design; Testing OK’d parallel sticks
Sony says that major FPS creators” were consulted on the design of the PS4’s DualShock 4 joypad. The company has also defended its decision to stick with the now traditional DualShock configuration of having both thumbsticks in parallel – a contrast with Microsoft’s preferred offset design for Xbox. We sent …
Read More »Sony hopes to recoup PS4 unit losses via game and subscription sales
The PlayStation 4 console will be sold at a loss, Sony has confirmed. However, the platform holder expects has told Eurogamer that it expects to recoup this with every unit sold providing the buyer also purchases at least one launch game and subscribes to the PlayStation Network. SCEJ exec Masayasu …
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